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A 83-year-old man has died in hospital after being hit by a car in Doncaster earlier this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pedestrian was hit by a car in Askern and taken to hospital with life threatening injuries, before passing away late on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

South Yorkshire Police are appealing for witnesses to the accident, which took place on Wednesday, February 7 at 5.45pm on Station Road near to the junction with Thompson Terrace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The driver of the car, a grey Toyota Corolla, is continuing to assist officers in ongoing enquiries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Police would like to speak to anyone who witnessed the incident or who saw the Corola before or after the collision took place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyone with information should contact police via online live chat, the online portal or by calling 101. Please quote incident number 794 of 7 February 2024 when you get in touch.

You can access the online portal here<\/a>. Alternatively you can stay anonymous by calling Crime stoppers on 0800 555 111 or complete an online form at Crimestoppers-uk.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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